February 2, 2022

Film: Coded Bias and Group Discussion

Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in conjunction with National Black History Month

The feature-length documentary “Coded Bias,” about facial-recognition algorithms seeing dark-skinned faces and women inaccurately, will be shown at Hope College on Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in conjunction with national Black History Month.  The doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

A panel discussion will immediately follow the screening.

The public is invited.  Admission is free.

The panel discussion will include Hope faculty who will give their reactions to the film as well as their perspective in conjunction with their fields of study. The panelists will include: Dr. Gerald Griffin, who is interim provost and a member of the biology and psychology faculty; Dr. Brooke Odle of the engineering faculty; Omofolakunmi (Fola) Olagbemi of the computer science faculty; and Dr. Sonja Trent-Brown, who is chief officer for culture and inclusion and a member of the psychology faculty.

The presentation is sponsored by the college’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Computer Science, Black Student Union, Women’s and Gender Studies Program, and Office of Sustainability.

For more information, please see: https://hope.edu/news/2022/campus-life/documentary-coded-bias-to-be-shown-on-feb-2.html

Due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, Hope is currently requiring that masks be worn by all individuals while indoors on campus unless in their living space or alone in their work space.

Center for Diversity and Inclusion
The Keppel House
Hope College
141 E 12th St
Holland, MI  49423
Ph: 616-395-7867
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